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Beasties Reveal Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 Details
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- Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine Reissue Due 9:15 a.m.
- Kanye West and Jay-Z Planning Joint Album 10:35 a.m.
- Girls Announce New EP 7:30 a.m.
- Dan Deacon's Wham City Plans Comedy Tour 1:20 p.m.
- R.I.P. Reggae Legend Gregory Isaacs 11:00 a.m.
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Record Reviews
Avey Tare
Down There
The Animal Collective member receives production help from bandmate Josh Dibb for his darkly intense solo full-length debut. [Larry Fitzmaurice]
Features
Appreciation: Ari UpA look at the life and music of the fiercely original and influential frontwoman of the Slits. |
No AgeWe talk to the L.A. band about their latest LP and staying punk once you've reached a certain level of success. |
Photos: #Offline NYC 2010Photos from Pitchfork's inaugural #Offline Festival, with Kanye West, GZA, Titus Andronicus, Surfer Blood, Times New Viking, Marnie Stern, Small Black, and more. |
Photos: CMJ 2010Photos from CMJ Music Marathon featuring Phoenix, Dirty Projectors, Marnie Stern, Wavves, Salem, Das Racist, Surfer Blood, the Drums, Gold Panda, Four Tet, and more. |
The /b/ Boys: Odd Future and the Swag GenerationTalented, hilarious, villainous, immature, precocious, and viral-- L.A.'s complex and often vile Odd Future are at the vanguard of modern hip-hop. |
Bad Moon Rising: The Practical Lessons of Sonic YouthAs a recent online kerfuffle indicates, Sonic Youth's biography resists easy ideological classification, and suggests the nature of "indie" does as well. |
Forkcast
- Delorean: "Big Dipper"
- Blood Diamonds: "Heart"
- Lykke Li: "Get Some" / "Paris Blue"
- Girls: "Heartbreaker"
- TV Girl: "If You Want It"
- Umberto: "Someone Chasing Someone Through a House" / "Temple Room"
- Perfume Genius: "Dreem"
- White Car: "No Better"
- Ariel Pink: Ariel Pink Pinglewood Podcast
- Chad Valley: "Ensoniq Funk"
- Kurt Vile: "In My Time"
- Glasser: "Mirrorage"
- Cults: Various Songs (Daytrotter Session)
- Rene Hell: "Slightly Eleven"
- Twin Shadow: Various Songs (Live in NYC)
- Pissed Jeans: "Sam Kinison Woman"
Spotlight
- The Out Door #7: Bill Orcutt, Sam Meringue, Tristan Perich
- The Out Door #6: Dominick Fernow, Marcia Bassett, and K11
- The Out Door #5: Vuvuzela, Z'EV, Duane Pitre, and George Chen
- The Out Door #4: Nachtmystium, Sun Araw, and Rhys Chatham
- The Out Door #3: tape collages, blurred pop, drummer comprovisation
- The Out Door #2: SXSW, noise-rock, sound art, improvisation
- The Out Door #1: Darkthrone, Talibam!, Peeesseye, and Frank Fairfield